Does burnout affect clinical reasoning? An observational study among residents in general practice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Burnout results from excessive demands at work. Caregivers suffering from burnout show a state of emotional exhaustion, leading them to distance themselves from their patients and to become less efficient in their work. While some studies have shown a negative impact of burnout on physicians' clinical reasoning, others have failed to demonstrate any such impacts. To better understand the link between clinical reasoning and burnout, we carried out a study looking for an association between burnout and clinical reasoning in a population of general practice residents.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional observational study among residents in general practice in 2017 and 2019. Clinical reasoning performance was assessed using a script concordance test (SCT). The Ma

SUBMITTER: Guillou P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7792007 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature